<![CDATA[Deepfake technology poses a serious threat to social stability and cybersecurity. This study examines the legal vacuum arising from the absence of explicit regulations regarding deepfake crimes in both the Electronic Information and Transactions Law (ITE Law) and the Aceh Criminal Code (Qanun Jinayat Aceh), which together create a dual legal vacuum in the enforcement of laws against deepfake crimes in Aceh. This study employs a normative-empirical legal methodology, combining an analysis of legal norms (the UU ITE and the Qanun Jinayat) with field data obtained through purposive interviews with key informants. The findings indicate that the UU ITE and the Aceh Qanun Jinayat have fundamental differences in their evidentiary philosophies, rendering both systems structurally incapable of addressing AI-generated content crimes. Two concurrent legal gaps were identified: a substantive normative gap and a procedural evidentiary gap. This study recommends multidimensional regulatory harmonization that includes explicit criminalization under the ITE Law, the categorization of deepfakes as “jarimah ta’zir” under the Aceh Criminal Code, standardized forensic procedures adopting ISO/IEC 27037:2012, inter-agency coordination mechanisms, and the development of digital forensic infrastructure in Aceh.]]>
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